The Red Cross Databases and Reports

The British Red Cross, Australian Red Cross, and the International Committee of the Red Cross have online databases. I pointed this out to the Canadian Red Cross and they replied, “I have forwarded on your email to our website team so they can look into this process.” I'm not holding my breath, but I may bug them about this from time to time. I also sent them the link to funding guidelines from LAC.... you never know!

International Committee of the Red Cross

The Red Cross not only supplied nurses and medical supplies during times of war, but they visited Prisoner of War camps to give the inmates food packets and clothing and helped with letters to and from home. They tried to see that prisoners were treated with humanity. 

Prisoners of War Bulletin, Vol 2 Aug 1944

Relevant Links

Australia Red Cross Records from the First World War

Article by Pauleen Cass at Family history across the sea - Accessing the Red Cross records

Database of First World War Red Cross Volunteers, UK

American Red Cross

Prisoners of War Bulletin WWII, American Red Cross

International Committee of the Red Cross, WWI Prisoners of War

League of Red Cross Societies Bulletin (world)

Bulletin of the Canadian Red Cross

Canadian Red Cross and the First World War

Report Of The International Committee Of The Red Cross On Its Activities During The Second World War(September 1, 1939 - June 30, 1947) Volumes 1-3

American Red Cross Report of war relief activities 1917-1919

Neuvième Conference internationale de la Croix-Rouge tenue à Washington mai 1912. Index of names at the back

Turkish prisoners in Egypt, 1917

Reports on British prison-camps in India and Burma,1917

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